Back in March, we started rolling out a new version of 主播大秀 iPlayer: designed for a multiscreen world, so the experience is consistent, but optimised across PC, tablet, mobile and TV devices. We鈥檝e had some听great feedback so far, but lots of you have been asking when new 主播大秀听iPlayer will be coming to the devices you have. So today, I听can update you on the roll-out on Connected TVs.
As I outlined in , over time, we are looking to migrate the majority of all existing devices to the new version. However, with 主播大秀 iPlayer now available on over 1,200 devices, this is a major task and will take a bit of time. Today, I am happy to announce the next wave of devices is ready to go.
These include (by device):
TVs:
Bush (2014), Celcus (2014), Cello (2012), Digihome (2014), Finlux (2014), Hitachi (2014), JVC (2014), LG (2014),Linstar (2014), Luxor (2014), Panasonic (2014) Philips (2014), Polariod (2014), Samsung (2010, 2011, 2014), Sharp (2014), Sony (2011, 2014), Toshiba (2012, 2013, 2014), Vestel (2012)
Blu-Ray:
LG (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), Panasonic (2013, 2014), Samsung (2011, 2012, 2014), Sony (2012, 2013, 2014), Toshiba (2014)
Set-top boxes:
Bush (2014), Hitachi (2014), LG (2012), Tesco-Technika (2012), Western Digital (2010, 2011, 2012)
These will be rolled out over the coming week.
For full brand and model information, please refer to the 听
Closure of 主播大秀 iPlayer 鈥楤igscreen鈥�
主播大秀 iPlayer on Bigscreen
The eagle-eyed amongst you will see the list above includes a number of devices that are currently using our 鈥楤igscreen鈥� version of 主播大秀 iPlayer - which launched over five years ago and is currently only being used by 0.1% of 主播大秀 iPlayer users.
With this in mind, limited resources, and new 主播大秀 iPlayer rolled out to over 85% users, we鈥檝e had to make the tough call to retire the 鈥楤igscreen鈥� version. This means that from next month (September 2014) some devices that are using this 鈥楤igscreen鈥� version on some TVs, Blu-Ray devices and PCs connected to TVs will no longer have access to 主播大秀 iPlayer. There are lots of other devices that can access 主播大秀 iPlayer and for the full list please refer to the 主播大秀 iPlayer 听听
Please note听that we have a similar looking service based on MHEG technology for Freesat compatible devices. This is not closing in September.
Q. What about the versions of 主播大秀 iPlayer on Virgin Media Tivo, YouView, BT Vision and other devices?
A. We are working with YouView, Virgin Media and BT to bring new 主播大秀 iPlayer to these platforms. Whilst I cannot announce dates, we are targeting this year for these platforms. Similarly, other devices on our legacy version of 主播大秀 iPlayer will be migrated to the new version this year as well.
Q. You said Xbox One was coming soon 鈥� any update there?
A. Yes. I am happy to announce that we鈥檙e aiming to launch new 主播大秀 iPlayer on Xbox One by the end of this year.
We have completed four releases to this product since we launched out of preview in May 鈥� this has included a number of fixes and improvements to performance of the product on all devices. Some of you will have noticed better video playback performance, clearer labeling and a number of other minor improvements that we have made in response to both audience feedback and usage data.
As always, I love hearing your feedback, so please drop me a note below with suggestions for how we can make 主播大秀 iPlayer even better on Connected TVs.
Marcus Parnwell is Executive Product Manager for 主播大秀 iPlayer on TV.